Béziers: Casino

Country: France
Region: Occitanie (Languedoc-Roussillon)
Department: Hérault
City: Béziers
Location: 29, avenue Camille Saint-Saëns

Built ca. 1880 as "Casino". Used for music hall performances and as a ballroom. Later renamed "Salle Saint-Saëns", named after the French composer, Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921). 1917 converted into a cinema named "Excelsior-Palace". Later purchased by the city of Béziers, renamed "Maison du Peuple" and used as a multi-purpose hall. Demolished in the 1960s and replaced by the "Palais des Congrès".

Link: Wikidata

Beziers: Casino Front Text: "Béziers, le...", "Le Casino", inscription: "Casino"
Type: Undivided Back
Size: Classic
Sent: from Montpellier to Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, 1901

Beziers: Casino Front Text: "Béziers - Salle Saint-Saëns", inscription: "Salle Saint-Saëns"
Publisher: Collection ND Phot; Neurdein Frères, Paris; 49
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
Sent: from Béziers to Aurillac, 1905

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